Yellow Warbler

Male
Female

Spring, Summer

Size
5"
Listen
Plumage / Description

Males are bright yellow overall with reddish streaks that run vertically down the breast and belly. Females are bright yellow overall but lack the reddish streaking.

Habitat

Males are bright yellow overall with reddish streaks that run vertically down the breast and belly. Females are bright yellow overall but lack the reddish streaking.

Relative Abundance

Common

Behavior

Like other warbler species Yellow Warblers are very busy and active, as they flit about in the foliage of trees searching for insects. Yellow Warblers frequently forage in the crown of cottonwood trees making them difficult to see. They are very vocal, and are heard much more frequently then seen.

Diet

Insects

Similar Species

Orange-crowned Warbler, Wilson's Warbler

Best Sites

Watson Woods, Willow Lake, Fain Lake